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'''Gracie Bowers Pfost''' (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was a [[Democrat]] from [[Idaho]] who was the state's first female United States representative, serving for a decade from the first congressional district. She was known as "Hell's Belle"<ref>[https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwi/women/iwi-18.html Gracie Bowers Pfost]. ''Idaho's Women of Influence''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> due to her adamant advocacy for a large federal dam in Hells Canyon. | '''Gracie Bowers Pfost''' (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was a [[Democrat]] from [[Idaho]] who was the state's first female United States representative, serving for a decade from the first congressional district. She was known as "Hell's Belle"<ref>[https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwi/women/iwi-18.html Gracie Bowers Pfost]. ''Idaho's Women of Influence''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> due to her adamant advocacy for a large federal dam in Hells Canyon. | ||
Revision as of 03:40, August 8, 2021
| Gracie B. Pfost | |
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| Former U.S. Representative from Idaho's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Predecessor | John T. Wood |
| Successor | Compton White, Jr. |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Pfost (died 1961) |
Gracie Bowers Pfost (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was a Democrat from Idaho who was the state's first female United States representative, serving for a decade from the first congressional district. She was known as "Hell's Belle"[1] due to her adamant advocacy for a large federal dam in Hells Canyon.
U.S. House of Representatives
During the 82nd Congress, the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations was re-enacted by the U.S. House of Representatives and chaired by Tennessee Republican B. Carroll Reece. Thus known as the Reece Committee, it was tasked to properly investigate subversion among tax-exempt foundations, which the committee conducted a poor job at during the previous congressional session.[2] Pfost, along with fellow Ohio Democrat Wayne Hays, were members of the committee who sought to undermine its anti-Communist aims.
Although Pfost may not have obstructed the committee at the degree Hays did, she at one point walked out during a hearing when a witness accused Sen. Paul Douglas of ties with socialist groups.[2][3] Both refused to sign the final report and smeared Reece.
Pfost had a near-perfect attendance record in Congress, only missing two roll call votes during her tenure.[4]
References
- ↑ Gracie Bowers Pfost. Idaho's Women of Influence. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ PFOST, Gracie Bowers. US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ Rep. Gracie Pfost. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 7, 2021.